Meditating with Emotions

[Aloka]

Ths is a short video of Tibetan Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche :

How does your body respond when you experience an emotion? Do you often feel overwhelmed by emotions? In this video, Mingyur Rinpoche teaches us how to work with emotions and gives us advice on how to experience a sense of space and openness in the midst of difficulties.

[philg]

Good advice there. Watching thoughts and emotions like that is an excellent meditation to develop. You don't have to do anything but practice this kind of awareness, without expecting anything to happen. Maybe small steps, as he says, can help if you have a particular problem, but meditation is best when practiced for its own sake.